Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 64 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "N. Australia. S. Goulburn Island, A. Cunningham; Escape Cliffs, Hulls. Queensland. Cape York, Daemel, Jardine; Endeavour river, A. Cunningham."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 103 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 386, Pl. 11 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 289 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 67, Code 434 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 256 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 84 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Verbenaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 369-370 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 79 [secondary reference]

Munir, A.A. (20 July 1989), A taxonomic revision of the genus Clerodendrum L. (Verbenaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11: 161 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Clerodendrum costatum R.Br. legitimate

Munir, A.A. (20 July 1989), A taxonomic revision of the genus Clerodendrum L. (Verbenaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11: 120 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Clerodendrum longiflorum var. glabrum Munir legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Clerodendrum costatum R.Br. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Clerodendron cunninghamii Benth. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Clerodendrum costatum R.Br. legitimate

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